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APRIL 23, 2009

The justices said they would review, at the request of the federal government, an appeals court decision that said Congress's broad attempt to discourage animal cruelty by outlawing its depiction violates the First Amendment. You'd think it would be a no-brainer, but no.

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JUNE 8, 2009

A deputy sheriff in North Carolina was demoted for getting involved in animal abuse cases without involving the local animal control officers. Monday, Sheriff Smith cited two other incidents where he claims Lewis took over animal abuse cases without informing animal control. Seems a bit harsh.

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APRIL 7, 2010

Tags: animal abuse eggs farm animal welfare factory farm chickens.

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DECEMBER 18, 2008

Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty china monkeys.

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JANUARY 20, 2009

This is a nice story about the care of abused birds at a Washington, DC, Buddhist temple. Tags: birds animal abuse animal rescue buddhism animal sanctuary parrots.

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

Fite pleaded guilty to animal abuse and domestic-violence assault. Tags: animal abuse domestic violence. The Oregonian newspaper reported Fite declined comment Tuesday. His attorney, Tom Macnair, said stabbing the fish was “a very low point” in his client’s life.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty kenny glenn internet.

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MARCH 31, 2009

"Earthlings" is a film about animal abuse narrated by Joaquin Phoenix. Earthlings is a feature-length documentary about how dependent human beings are on animals, primarily in five key areas: pets, food, clothing, entertainment and science. Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty.

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MARCH 8, 2009

Dusty is the gray cat we saw being abused in the shower. Tags: cat animal abuse animal cruelty kenny glenn us. Here is a video showing the cats. They are healthy and will be going to new homes.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2008

Another nasty farm animal abuse story. Bottom line: If you’re running a business where you allow the kinds of shortcuts that let animal abuse happen, please sell it and leave the industry now. Overlooked this one. Whatever you think about PETA, I admire them for exposing this crap. Find another line of work.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

It claims that his brother was in on the abuse as well.maybe he was the camera guy? Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty kenny glenn. I came across this story about it in Russia Today, an English language Russian newsite. By the way, here's a petition to have him tried as an adult. Lovely kids.

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MARCH 19, 2009

Tags: animal abuse undercover investigation animal rights factory farm.

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MARCH 5, 2009

Other scenes show a newborn chimpanzee being taken from its mother and an adult screaming as a lab worker aims a tranquilizer gun before the animal falls sedated from a shelf to the floor. Actually, it's more then allegations. They have video. The video footage shows monkeys biting themselves and slamming against the bars of small cages.

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JANUARY 23, 2009

Tags: wildlife crime animal abuse animal cruelty.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

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DECEMBER 17, 2008

No doubt going after the coveted football loving animal abuser fan base. Hannah Tostensen, director of the Humane Society of South Coastal Georgia, and Lisa Norton, president of Citizens for Humane Animal Treatment in Brunswick, complained to Bealls' corporate office in Bradenton, Fla., Why that would be Bealls Outlet Stores.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

"At that time, we didn't know how many animals were on the property," said Charles Jantzen, chief investigator for the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Tags: animal abuse Houston. They are apparently still trying to figure out whether to charge these people.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Why should we care so much about a cat and not about the abuse of a child? Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty kenny glenn Michael Vick. Are cats more important than people? What kind of world is this? We saw it with Michael Vick and we'll see it with this kid.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2009

This protest comes after an undercover PETA investigator collected evidence of alleged animal abuse in the University laboratories. Tags: animal research utah medical research PETA.

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JUNE 9, 2009

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FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Tags: cat animal abuse animal cruelty kenny glenn us.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

If you care about animals, don't give them your tourist dollars. This is just one of many of a long line of animal abuse problems there. Here is the BBC article on that travesty in Puerto Rico.

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DECEMBER 2, 2008

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

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MAY 12, 2009

there are probably several factors that go into how a person develops into an animal hoarder, but “we think it may be related to obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.” Unfortunately, “just one hoarder can cause tremendous suffering to animals,” notes LaFarge.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

For nine months, a PETA investigator worked undercover at the facility, and shot video showing animals in excruciating pain from procedures, as well as employees kicking, throwing, and dragging petrified dogs, violently slamming cats into cages, and screaming obscenities at the animals for showing fear and being uncooperative.

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OCTOBER 17, 2009

The company had been a target of animal activists since video footage surfaced on television in the 1990s depicting animal abuse at its laboratory in the United Kingdom. The group was formed to protest the activities of Huntingdon Life Sciences in Franklin Township, N.J.

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DECEMBER 10, 2008

Since women are as likely as men to commit domestic violence (see here ), it would be interesting to see whether women as well as men abuse animals. Here is a column by Carol J. Addendum: See here.

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MAY 28, 2009

So why is one type of animal cruelty (dogfighting) more reprehensible than another (lobster-boiling)? If you are a non-meat-eating, non-leather-wearing, non-shampoo-using, animal-rights activist for PETA, then it is not hypocritical to judge Vick for animal abuse. And let's give slaps on the wrist to animal abusers.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

From the better late then never category, the ALDF is having a National Justice for Animals Week to raise awareness about animal abuse. They sent me an email on the 21st, but I just got around to reading about it.

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

The title of this article is "Researchers to animal-rights activists: We are not afraid." Tags: animal abuse animal enterprise terrorism act medical research. Otherwise, they portray themselves as the real victims and the rest of us as violent terrorists. I'm sorry, but I am not moved.

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JUNE 16, 2009

On environmental and animal issues, not so much. Whether it's dumping raw sewage out of Victoria BC into Puget Sound, to their lenient treatment in animal abuse cases, I just don't agree with some of the policies they have. I think in cases like health care and good government, they do a better job then in the US.

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JANUARY 6, 2009

I’m glad that Obama didn’t select Charles Stenholm, a former Texas congressman with a long history of defending animal abuse, who had sought the position with support from the factory farming industry. As Iowa’s Governor, Tom Vilsack took steps to protect animals, including vetoing a bill that allowed dove hunting.

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JULY 10, 2010

Interestingly enough, AETA has been dragged into this whole mess even though it's a case where animal abuse was probably committed by another employee facing charges. Phillips said threats of violence and murder made by animal-rights activists against the Conklins are still under review and information may be forwarded to the U.S.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

If you see animal abuse, please report it. We have so much love and respect for the ASPCA agents who answer these calls and help animals every day. 26 Dogs saved by the ASPCA originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on February 23, 2010.

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JANUARY 9, 2009

In a brisk, readable narrative, The Longest Struggle traces the campaigns of animal rights pioneers like Henry Spira, Alex Hershaft, and Ingrid Newkirk, as well as leaders who have come more recently on the scene like Heidi Prescott, Karen Davis, and Bruce Friedrich.

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APRIL 1, 2010

Even when her organization got involved in the high-profile animal abuse case of NFL quarterback Michael Vick, she had never seen such a vitriolic reaction. "I would think that some people who voted against it previously might change their vote," said Rep. Michael Frame, D-Eureka.

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